Our class lost one of its most popular and lively members when Blake Henry died Oct. 2, 2009, as a result of complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
Blake, a native of Texas, came to Princeton from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va. He was among that hearty group of ’47ers who arrived on July 1, 1943. From the outset Blake was spirited and noted for his capacity for making and maintaining friendships.
After graduation he worked for decades in New York City in sales, advertising, and marketing. He and his first wife, Carol Steers, had three children, Laura, Carol, and James, all of whom survived him, as did three grandchildren.
Blake lived for many years on the North Shore of Long Island, N.Y., where he was well known and very popular. Later he moved to Greenwich, Conn., with his second wife, Dorothy Schott Henry, and then, finally, to New York City.
In addition to his children and grandchildren, Blake was survived by Dorothy, his wife of 24 years, and his stepchildren, Louis Benjamin and Julie Young. The class extends deepest sympathy to them all on the loss of our spirited classmate.